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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 88 recorded years as a table

Tennessee, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	55
1882	93
1884	109
1885	75
1887	75
1888	28
1889	28
1890	47
1891	43
1892	28
1893	23
1894	31
1895	43
1896	46
1897	38
1898	19
1899	39
1900	27
1901	25
1902	49
1903	27
1904	44
1905	24
1906	37
1907	22
1908	27
1909	29
1910	23
1911	22
1912	20
1913	10
1914	16
1915	15
1916	13
1917	16
1918	12
1919	11
1920	6
1921	10
1922	8
1923	4
1924	6
1925	7
1926	10
1927	4
1928	4
1929	6
1930	6
1932	5
1933	5
1934	6
1936	6
1939	5
1940	6
1941	4
1942	4
1944	4
1993	3
1995	3
1997	6
1998	4
1999	6
2000	3
2001	3
2002	4
2003	4
2004	5
2005	5
2006	5
2007	6
2008	3
2009	4
2010	6
2011	7
2012	9
2013	11
2014	13
2015	15
2016	14
2017	19
2018	18
2019	20
2020	13
2021	24
2022	16
2023	13
2024	12
2025	17

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Tennessee isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 27
Rank in 2025: #4,878
How rare: 1 in 59,528 girls
Since 1880: 986

Most popular in 1884, at 109 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 11% per million girls born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.